Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback PAULA: Dan, that was a tournament weekend for the ages. The level of skill and grit on display in all four regionals matched anything I’ve seen in my decades of covering … Read more
Brett Larson has agreed to a five-year contract to be the next coach of the Minnesota men’s hockey team, the school announced Tuesday. Larson comes to Minnesota from St. Cloud State where he served as the head coach for the past eight seasons. While at St. Cloud, Larson guided the Huskies to four NCAA tournament … Read more
Bob Motzko will not return as Minnesota’s coach next season, the school announced on Wednesday. The departure comes after the Gophers finished 11-22-3 overall (its worst season since 1972). This year’s team was eliminated in the first round of the B1G playoffs and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. Motzko, who coached for eight … Read more
While college hockey’s postseason and the first full week of playoff action delivered plenty of drama, we were lacking any major upsets.
North Dakota clinched its seventh Penrose Cup as NCHC regular-season champions with a 5-3 road win at Western Michigan on Friday.
For the first time since 1980, the gold medal in Olympic men’s ice hockey belongs to the USA. Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to lift USA to a 2-1 win over Canada in the gold-medal game of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Italy on Sunday. The U.S. … Read more
Each week, USCHO’s writers debate some of the key storylines of the week in college hockey. DAN: Well it’s Tuesday, and after discussing Boston College at length last week, I pledged to not open this week’s column with Atlantic Hockey America, ECAC, the city of Boston, traffic along I-93 and the Pike, or anything else … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Michigan State plays spoiler at Beaver Stadium Charlie Stramel’s hat trick, including the game winner 3:08 into overtime, led the No. 2 Spartans to a 5-4 win over host Penn State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. … Read more
Another trophy for the Huskies. UConn rallied past No. 6 Quinnipiac 4-2 at Ingalls Rink to repeat win CT Ice, Connecticut’s version of the Beanpot. Jake Percival’s late winner capped the comeback.
No. 13 UConn repeated as Connecticut Ice Tournament champion with a 4-2 come-from-behind win over No. 6 Quinnipiac on Saturday at Yale.
It was a B1G weekend in college hockey, especially for Michigan State and Michigan, each of which swept their B1G series.
Jayden Perron scored at 2:08 of overtime to lift No. 1 Michigan to a 3-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday night in B1G action. https://twitter.com/umichhockey/status/2012709951123112112 It was Perron’s ninth goal of the season. Garrett Schifsky and T.J. Hughes also scored for the Wolverines, while Stephen Peck had 26 saves. No. 9 Denver 3, No. 5 … Read more
Ohio State earned a weekend split with No. 2 Michigan State on Saturday, grinding out a 2-1 upset in Columbus.
Every team has an unsung hero. These seven Big Ten players contribute in ways that are often unnoticed but are never unappreciated.
Gavin McKenna purportedly received $700,000 to sign with Penn State, but such big sums won’t be the norm in Big Ten Hockey.
Michigan Tech avenged a 6-3 loss on Friday with a 5-3 victory on Saturday at No. 8 Minnesota giving coach Bill Muckalt his first win as a Husky (Photo: Michigan Tech athletics)
Let’s go to Vegas, baby. The 2026 Frozen Four will be played in T-Mobile Arena, home of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, and wouldn’t any team from the Big Ten love to ride a streak all the way to the final buzzer of the national championship game next April? Because, of course, not one of … Read more
Two-time defending regular-season champion Michigan State is favored to win the 2025-26 Big Ten championship according to the Big Ten hockey preseason coaches poll released on Thursday. Preseason All-Big Ten teams were also selected in voting conducted by conference head coaches. BIG TEN 2025-26 PRESEASON POLL 1. Michigan State 2. Penn State 3. Minnesota 4. … Read more
The Big Ten men’s hockey tournament will be shifting to a two-week, single-elimination format beginning in March 2026, with all games played on campus. Since 2018, the default format for the tournament included a three-weekend format with a best-of-three first round quarterfinal, followed by single-game weekends of semifinal and championship games at campus sites. The … Read more
Denver will host Minnesota at Ball Arena on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. MT in the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. Tickets for the game start at around $35 and go on sale to the public at Ticketmaster.com on Friday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. MT. The exclusive presale is set from … Read more